Sheilla Castro

Sheilla Castro
Personal information
Full nameSheilla Castro
Born (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983 (age 41)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker/Outside Hitter
National team
　2001–2016 / 2019-2021 Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
FIVB World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Italy Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2007 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tokyo/Nagoya Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tokyo/Nagoya Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2005 Sendai Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Yokohama Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sapporo Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ningbo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ningbo Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Puerto Rico
Gold medal – first place 2009 Miami
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ciudad Juárez
Silver medal – second place 2007 Mexico
Silver medal – second place 2008 Mexico
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Dominican Republic
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 La Paz
Gold medal – first place 2007 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2009 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lima
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cajamarca
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Fortaleza
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lima
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place 2005 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2006 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2009 Switzerland
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rimini Team

Sheilla Tavares de Castro (born 1 July 1983) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. On both occasions the Brazilian national team won the gold medal. She also played the 2016 Summer Olympics, when Brazil placed fifth. She retired on April 9, 2022.[1]

  1. ^ Collins, Savanna (9 April 2022). "As Sheilla Castro retires, she reflects on the process not her greatness". Athletes Unlimited. Retrieved 16 October 2022.